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A bridge too far
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It'll be nice when it's finished When you splash out on an expensive sat-nay system you expect it to plan the best routes for your journey, or at the very least take you along a route that actually exists.
But at least 100 motorists have been caught out by a sat-nay system that directs them towards a bridge over the river Severn that simply isn't there.
Drivers are being sent into the village of Hampton Loade in Shropshire and to a dead end at the water's edge where there is a foot passenger ferry crossing. No one has ended up in the water yet but surely ifs only a matter of time.
Talking of satellites, beware of what they might be used for. Binmen in Birmingham are to be tracked by satellite while on their rounds after reports that they were taking unauthorised breaks. Sensors will befitted to 70 dustcarts so their position can be monitored throughout the day.
So next time you're thinking of sneaking off a bit early or telling the boss you were stuck in traffic while you were having that extra cuppa at the caff, make sure he hasn't been watching your every move from afar.
And speaking of bridges (we can't segue enough this week), we were delayed at Carshalton railway station recently because "a rogue vehicle had crashed into a bridge". The announcer's description suggested teams of men in pith helmets and khaki shorts shooting tranquillisers into the tyres. Its a jungle out there, I tell you